Wastewater, Reused

Many people believe that recycling only pertains to paper and metals, but in fact, water is also commonly recycled. Recycling water is a beneficial way to reuse treated wastewater and convert it into water that can be reused for irrigation and industrial purposes. Since water is beginning to be seen as scarce around the world, recycling water is very important. The water that is recycled in these plants however, is not used for drinking. Instead of having to waste clean, drinkable water for things such as irrigation and agriculture, this non-drinkable, recycled water can be used for those things. In turn, this will allow the safe drinking water to be limited to just drinking instead of irrigation, and will hopefully have an effect on the dwindling water supply.

(http://www.epa.gov/region9/water/recycling/)

Recycling Water

Aluminum: The Never Ending Cycle

Recycling your aluminum cans goes a lot further than you may realize. Aluminum is the only 100% recyclable material, and is the only material that can be recycled to no end. The energy saved when you recycle one aluminum can would be enough energy to run a TV for three hours. In about one month, that one can you recycled could be back in your shopping cart, containing a new juice or soda. One important concept of aluminum, is that it pays for itself. It may cost money in the beginning to make the aluminum, but aluminum is able to be recycled for hundreds of years. Overtime, the cost to make an aluminum can will be surpassed by the amount of times that aluminum can be recycled.

This video shows the a quick view of the aluminum recycling process at a plant in California, while also giving some interesting facts about recycling aluminum.

HowStuffWorks - Recycling Aluminum

http://www.professorshouse.com/Your-Home/Environment/Recycling/Articles/Recycling-Aluminum-Cans---Fun-Facts/